Bowman: Hawks 'disappointed' by Kane party pics

To the surprise of no one, the Chicago Blackhawks officially consider the pictures from Patrick Kane's weekend adventure in Wisconsin to be bad publicity.

Hawks general manager Stan Bowman said the club was "disappointed" by photos that emerged of the star forward partying in Madison, Wis., earlier this month -- in what the team at least hopes to be its first and last public comments about the situation.

"Obviously, we're aware of that situation and we followed it closely," Bowman said as part of a conference call to discuss the signings of Johnny Oduya and Jamal Mayers.

"We discussed it with Patrick. We've handled that internally. We're obviously disappointed with how it played out and Patrick is aware of that fact. At this point, it's a private matter. Out of respect for Patrick, we're not going to comment further. We're going to look forward."

Kane attended the annual Mifflin Street Block Party at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and, soon after, his off-ice dealings became Internet fodder once more. Photos emerged showing Kane laughing with another male on the ground next to empty beer cans, posing with two females and, also, hunched over a bar.

Kane also apparently wore a T-shirt featuring the 2010 photo of him riding shirtless in a limousine with two females. Kane has not commented publicly since the photos went public.